Quick Answer

Work with tar archives commonly used on Linux and Unix systems. Create .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 files, or extract existing ones. Perfect for developers and server administrators.

Tar/GZip Tool

Create and extract .tar.gz and .tar.bz2 archives used on Linux/Unix systems.

Drop tar archive here

Supports .tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .tar.bz2

Max 500 MB

Your files stay on your device

How to Use This Tool

  1. 1

    Choose mode: Create or Extract

  2. 2

    For Create: Add files and select compression type

  3. 3

    For Extract: Drop your .tar.gz file

  4. 4

    Download the result

Frequently Asked Questions

A tar.gz file is a tar archive compressed with gzip. It preserves file permissions and is common on Linux/Unix.

Yes, you can create plain .tar files or choose gzip (.tar.gz) or bzip2 (.tar.bz2) compression.